Variable

All

(n = 182)

Younger than 85 years (n = 58)

85 years or older

(n = 124)

Comparative statistics

Mean age at death (years)

S.D.

Range

86.8

7.6

57 - 101

78

5.9

57 - 84

90.8

4.1

85 - 101

-

Gender (%)

Male

Female

Total

36.8

63.2

100

56.9

43.1

100

27.4

72.6

100

χ² = 13.8

df = 1

p = 0.000^*

Level of advance directive (%)

None

One

Two

Three

Four

Total

0.5

13.2

48.9

31.9

5.5

100

0

8.6

39.7

41.4

10.3

100

0.8

14.8

54.1

27

3.3

100

χ² = 146.626

df = 4

p = 0.000^*

Transfers to hospital in month prior to death (%)

None

One

Two

Three

Total

69.8

25.3

3.8

1.1

100

53.4

34.5

8.6

3.4

100

77.4

21

1.6

0

100

χ² = 220.154

df = 3

p = 0.000^*

Location of death (%)

LTC facility

Hospital

Total

90.1

9.9

100

87.9

12.1

100

91.9

8.1

100

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